The small town of 98862 Winthrop, WA is a rural and picturesque area in the Methow Valley region. It is not the most populous of areas, but this doesn't mean it isn't buzzing with political activity. The local elections draw a lot of attention from the community, with passionate debates about various issues like environmentalism, infrastructure development, and education. Residents are often vocal about their opinions and take their civic duties seriously by showing up to vote for their desired candidates. During election season, various political groups come together to rally support for their respective candidates and ensure that as many citizens as possible show up at the polls to have their say in how the town should be run. With such an involved population eagerly awaiting election results, Winthrop is always looking towards the future while still maintaining its traditional values and spirit.
The political climate in Zip 98862 (Winthrop, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, WA is somewhat conservative. In Okanogan County, WA 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Okanogan county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 41.8%.
Okanogan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 98862 (Winthrop, WA) is somewhat conservative.
Winthrop, Washington is somewhat conservative.
Okanogan County, Washington is somewhat conservative.
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Washington is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Winthrop, Washington: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 98862 (Winthrop)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $30,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $27,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)